YEREVAN, DECEMBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The concert of the Komitas string quartette, a laureate of the RA State Prize, will be held in the Yerevan Komitas Chamber Music Hall on December 12. Certain works of Komitas, Aslamazian, and Shostakovich will be performed during the concert dedicated to the 110th anniversary of Sargis Aslamazian, a famous Armenian violoncellist. As Edward Tadevosian, the art director of the quartette, stated at the press conference held on December 11, the presentation of the new disk of the quartette will also be held. Karine Khodikian, the RA Deputy Minister of Culture, declared that at the end of the concert RA People's Artist Edward Tadevosian will be decorated with the golden medal of the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of his 60th anniversary and for his contribution to the Armenian music art. Alexander Kosemian, Aram Talalian, and Suren Hakhnazarian, the soloists of the quartette, will also be decorated with golden medals. By the way, the latter is performing in the quartette for the last time on December 12. In the words of Suren Hakhnazarian, he is moving to Moscow, where his family is currently living.

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